Hey everyone, When the whistling-ducks took off this afternoon, then flew west but low, and may not have gone far. I stopped in at Conservation and Waterways and talked with some of the plover crew there - this year the only other nearby body of water is only a few hundred feet southwest of the southwest corner of that same lot - you can access it by walking out to the beach (footpaths or the vehicle path along the west side of the lot) and heading right (west) toward the fenced-off, natural dune area right there. There are NO other vernal pools further back in the dunes; just let that area be. As for access, Nickerson is a problem, Sidestreet parking across Lido Blvd is NOT allowed in summer from 8am-8pm for most areas that I saw. Car access to the parking lot is $8 if you have a Leisure Pass (which costs $80 for the season), otherwise $30 - until they stop collecting sometime in the evening (6pm?). The best nearby parking option is likely the Lido Passive Preserve, just one stoplight to the east of Nickerson, then walk or bike into Nickerson. Good luck,Brendan Fogarty Hempstead, NY
-- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
